Palace scheming: Empress Leng Gong I

Chapter 9
Yun Qing was slightly embarrassed, wondering if she smiled at a stranger for no reason and made the other person feel disgusted.Or maybe, it was his slightly sympathetic eyes that made the other party angry.

Sighing secretly, Yun Qing planned to ignore it, but suddenly noticed a sharp gaze directly on his face.Shocked, she turned her head subconsciously, only to see Xuanyuan Ze staring at her with disgust.

It seemed that the scene just now was completely in his eyes.

Smiling again, Yun Qing frankly nodded to him, but did not receive the same return.

It was still the same as on the day of the wedding, all he got was a look of contempt, and the sharp gaze from He Ruowan who seemed to be in touch with him.

Smiling helplessly, Yun Qing realized that she really couldn't explain why.

It was just an ordinary smile, but in exchange for the boy's ignorance and Xuanyuan Ze's contempt, He Ruowan's extremely sharp hatred!

Heh, it seems that I am really not suitable to appear in such a crowded place, and I will never be suitable!

In the distance, Xuanyuan Moyu, who was dressed in a black robe, tightened his palms, watching the beautiful woman pay attention to everyone, but ignoring herself.

Although he thought he was invincible, he knew better than everyone else that it was just a play in front of others.And the only woman who gently stirred his heart, he didn't want her to see him the same as everyone else in this world!

With previous experience, Yun Qing decided not to look at anyone anymore, and just concentrate on eating.

But in the end, she was surprised to hear that the queen mother arranged for the emperor to follow the custom of Tianque with her, and the two went out to the palace to visit the lanterns tonight.

Hearing that, besides Yun Qing, He Ruowan was shocked.

Because the emperor had promised her before, he was only willing to take her to visit the lanterns and guess lantern riddles alone tonight, and let the named queen stay alone in the palace.

but…

Her expression darkened, and she stretched out her hand to pull Xuanyuan Ze who was at the side, implying that he rejected the Queen Mother's request.

Xuanyuan Ze turned his head and glanced at her, and was about to speak, but someone took the first step, which made his originally unhappy mood worse again.

"Empress Dowager, Yun Qing has no talent, and has always been clumsy at guessing lantern riddles. Why don't you ask the Empress Dowager to let Concubine Hua take her place, and Yun Qing will accompany the Empress Dowager to stroll around the lanterns?" With a gentle smile, he tried his best to look worried about the task of guessing the riddle.

In fact, Yun Qing was very clear about her position in Xuanyuan Ze's heart, if she accompanied him, it would only make him hate her even more.

Although she didn't want to win his favor, if he disliked her too much, she couldn't even maintain her current stable life.

Not to mention the threats from her father, Bi Tao, who has been doing her best for herself, really can't bear to let her always suffer with her.

Therefore, she would rather avoid this kind of meaningless non-forced relationship as much as possible.

"Is that so..."

"Does the empress want Tianque's tradition to be changed because of you, and the Tianque royal family to set a precedent for you?" The empress dowager's hesitation was interrupted by Xuanyuan Ze blurting out, and the slightly angry voice also made He Ruowan's complexion change drastically, she was extremely shocked The ground froze in place.

Yun Qing turned her head to look at Xuanyuan Ze with an angry face in surprise, and saw that his brows were tightly frowned, as if very annoyed at his polite refusal.

I don't understand in my heart, I want to fulfill their good intentions, why is he misunderstood?What's more, this so-called precedent was broken by him as early as the wedding day!
"Yunqing doesn't dare!" Mei lowered her eyes, Yunqing was unwilling to accept his unreasonable glaring, and said softly: "If the emperor doesn't think that Yunqing is ignorant of learning, Yunqing should do his best to follow."

She chose not to argue anymore, anyway, if she said one thing, he would say another.If she said two, he had to do one again!

That being the case, she should have been an ostrich who knows nothing about the world, hiding her head under her wings, avoiding everything.

The atmosphere was intense at the beginning, and gradually faded to cold.Everyone had heard about the Queen's fall from favor for a long time, but seeing her today was an eye-opener.

Whether it's the distance between the two or the tone of their conversation, they are all colder than strangers, more like enemies than enemies.

"Hehe, it's the best. The emperor and empress are together, this is what the people of Tianque like to see." The queen mother smiled, her loving eyes swept over Xuanyuanze, as if she didn't see his anger, she gently pulled He Ruowan, He said gently: "Wan'er will accompany Aijia tonight, and let Aijia see the talent of my number one talented woman in Tianque."

"Yes, Wan'er obeys." With a ball in her heart, He Ruowan saluted Situ Xianyu reluctantly, staring at Xuanyuanze with extremely gloomy eyes.

But at this moment, Xuanyuan Ze didn't notice her mood anymore, and he still only stared at the woman whose head was staring at the ground, her handsome eyes were deep.

The silk handkerchief in her hand was twisted into a ball, and the hidden worries in He Ruowan's heart finally rose.

For example, at the beginning the emperor interrupted the queen mother because he wanted to blame the woman, but at this moment his silent attitude made her dare not take it lightly.

She didn't expect that the woman who had no threat to her would create such a crisis for herself in such a short period of time. If she was allowed to be alone with the emperor again, it would be hard for the emperor to still hate her as always.

As for herself, it is even more difficult for the emperor to abolish her post in the shortest possible time and re-canonize herself.

Thinking of this, she turned her eyebrows and eyes, thinking about it.

"Ouch." Just when the queen mother told Yun Qing to leave with Xuanyuanze, He Ruowan suddenly let out a miserable cry, which made Xuanyuanze stop, and immediately turned around, supporting her with a concerned expression, nervous Said: "What's wrong with Wan'er?"

"Your Majesty, my concubine probably just ate two more mouthfuls of cold honeydew, and now I feel very uncomfortable in my stomach. Ouch..." He Ruowan took advantage of the situation and leaned into Xuanyuan Ze's arms, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she was extremely mournful.

"Why are you so careless?" Xuanyuan Ze frowned lightly, seeing He Ruowan lowering his eyes more and more sadly, he only felt distressed at the moment: "Come on, hurry up and announce..."

"Your Majesty, don't want it." He Ruowan was afraid that she would miss her golden opportunity by calling the imperial physician, so she hurriedly stopped her: "Wan'er's stomach is always afraid of the cold, it doesn't bother her, she just needs to rest for a while and she will be fine."

As she spoke, she smiled gently, her slightly pale complexion looked even more charming under the intoxicating smile.

"How can this be done!" The queen mother looked at the two with concern, and said seriously: "Wan'er is not feeling well, it is not suitable to go out tonight for a shower, it is better to stay in the palace and rest more. It is the same with Fang Fei by Ai's family , must not let Wan'er fall into any bad root cause. Fang Fei, hurry up and send Imperial Physician Fu to come to the palace to treat Wan'er."

"Queen, Wan'er really..."

"Don't worry, Wan'er, Imperial Physician Fu is the oldest imperial physician in the palace, and also the most trusted imperial physician of the Ai family. With him around, you are guaranteed to be cured of all serious illnesses." Situ Xianyu smiled gently, with elders in his eyes His kindness, but could not be refused: "Okay, it's getting late, Ze'er, Yun Qing, you can go now. Murong Chong!"

"Your subordinate is here!" Murong Chong, who was standing in the hall waiting for the order, immediately stepped forward to accept the order.

"You bring two more people and the emperor's close servants to protect the emperor secretly. Remember, don't let people recognize the identity of the emperor easily." Situ Xianyu's voice froze, and the kindness just now disappeared.

Xuanyuan Moyu snorted secretly, looking at the woman who hated her so much that she almost wanted to bite her tongue, his eyes were full of contempt.

It's just that when he looked at Yun Qing who stepped out of the Mingyue Palace with Xuanyuan Ze, his handsome eyes couldn't hide a trace of loneliness.

He is not the man who can walk beside her clearly and honestly; he is just an idle prince in the eyes of the world.

Jingxing Street, the most prosperous street in Tiancheng.At this moment, all the lights are on and the crowds are surging.

Yun Qing silently walked beside Xuanyuan Ze, looking at such a prosperous street scene, suddenly realized that he hadn't been on the street for a long time.

Xuanyuan Ze had a gloomy face when he came out of the palace, thinking that he had promised to accompany Wan'er out of the palace to visit the lanterns tonight, but instead left her alone in the palace and brought that woman out, he felt annoyed.

Damn it, he really suspected that all of this was done on purpose by that woman!

In this way of retreating into advance to attract myself to the bait, but I was damned caught in the trap...

Turning around, he found that Yun Qing was squeezed between several well-dressed men, with a slightly frowning expression, as if trying to catch up with him.

"Walking so slowly! Didn't you have dinner?" He quickly walked back to push away the crowd, he grabbed her arm, pulled her away from the crowd without mercy, and pulled her impatiently to the slightly empty roadside. place to go.

Yun Qing staggered slightly, because of her height and physique, she couldn't keep up with Xuanyuan Ze's footsteps at all.

She sighed helplessly, she saw that his face was so dark that he seemed to want to eat people, she knew that at this moment, she could only keep her mouth shut.

Seeing her silent and forbearing attitude, Xuanyuan Ze's heart softened for no reason, thinking that it was because of her that he left Wan'er alone in the palace, the anger in his heart could only be vented on her.

"Emperor...uh..." Yun Qing rested for a while, and was about to answer, but was troubled by how she should address him.

After thinking about it, she glanced at the nearby shop, and said softly: "Didn't elder brother take me out to look at the lights? There are more than [-] shops along the way, but none of us stopped. Why don't we just go to this shop?" How about it?"

After finishing speaking, she smiled at Xuanyuan Ze whose handsome eyes suddenly widened.

In an instant, the heart lake moved lightly, as if the wind passed by the swallows inadvertently, bringing ripples at the tip of the heart.

The hibiscus comes out of the clear water and is carved naturally.

This sentence suddenly appeared in Xuanyuan Ze's mind, although the person in front of him just smiled lightly, it caused the surroundings to shine like water waves.

"What did you call me?" After a brief daze, his voice raised unnaturally.

brother?Damn, what does she mean by that?
They came out in the name of husband and wife, but how did they come to her, they were brother and sister instead!

"Brother!" Yun Qing emphasized again that among the best names she could think of, this was the most suitable one.

"Humph!" snorted heavily, but Xuanyuan Ze didn't care too much about the title.Because he understands that if she is not so commensurate, then he will never allow her to call his name.

Only Wan'er can call her own name, but it was only when she was a child.

Since he came to the throne, the docile Wan'er has kept the etiquette, and always calls herself the emperor every time she sees herself.Even if he wanted her to be an exception, she always said that she would be the emperor once she ascended the throne, and she must not overstep her limits.

Over time, this has become a habit, until now, except for the mother, no one can call his name!
"Oh, you two young masters and ladies, do you want to choose a lantern? You can see that my shop has all kinds of lamps, the materials are good, and the colors are fresh...".

"Boss, do you get a prize for guessing this lantern riddle?"

When the shop owner saw the two walking towards their shop, he couldn't help but burst into a smile, and vigorously promoted, but was interrupted by Yun Qing with a smile.

She knows that there is a custom in the lantern market: on the fifteenth day, all lantern riddles will be pasted on all the lanterns. If a customer guesses five lanterns in a row, the guest can choose one of the five lanterns as a reward. , take it for free.

This is not only a kind of fun, but also promotes the sales of lanterns in one fell swoop, so it is prosperous every year.

"Hey, of course there are. The two are handsome, and they are not ordinary people at first glance. If you are interested, you are welcome to guess the riddle." He attracts more guests.

Xuanyuan Ze cast a cold glance at Yun Qing, remembering that she had refused to be good with his mother before, but now she wanted to take the initiative to guess the riddle, which really made him suspicious, and raised his eyebrows: "You know how to guess?"

"Little sister is not talented, but big brother, you are full of talent! With you around, my younger sister is naturally full of confidence." With a light smile, Yun Qing was neither humble nor overbearing, and her beautiful eyes became more and more charming under the light.

Xuanyuanze snorted coldly when he heard the words, guessing that even if she wasn't a vulgar fan, she would never be as talented as Wan'er.At this moment, she is self-aware, but unfortunately, he is not interested in her flattery.

"Tsk, I thought you two were a couple, but they are brothers and sisters! Your father is really blessed to have such a pair of good children. Come here, please!" The owner of the lamp shop is a shrewd person. The businessman, hearing the words, once again echoed his flattery, pointed to a row of lanterns hanging on the left side, and invited the two to guess lantern riddles together.

The two looked along, but saw the word "first day of junior high school" pasted on the lotus lantern on the farthest side, and asked to type an idiom.

Yun Qing smiled slightly, but remained silent, and only looked at Xuanyuan Ze with a smile.

Xuanyuanze gave Yun Qing a look of disdain, and was too lazy to speak.

"How is it, you two? Can you answer it?" The shop owner chuckled, thinking to himself that these lantern riddles were written by Zhong Xiucai, one of the four famous talents in the city, and no one can answer them all until now. come out.

"Cough, Yun Qing doesn't know, where's the eldest brother?" Seeing that Xuanyuan Ze didn't intend to speak, Yun Qing could only cough and reminded.

"It's changing with each passing day!" Throwing down the four words lightly, Xuanyuan Ze ignored the boss's surprised expression, and raised his eyes to stare at Yun Qing.

"Oh, my lord, it's so ingenious. What about this one?" The boss praised and pointed to the second Jade Rabbit lantern again.

Yun Qing took a closer look, but saw that the crossword puzzle on the sticky note was only one word "Huang", and he also asked to type an idiom.

At this time, some people had gathered around, and when they saw this mystery, they all scratched their heads and couldn't solve it.

"Guess four words in one word? This riddle is interesting."

"Hey, I can't think of a small lamp shop, the boss is so talented."

People around praised him, and the boss was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. His mouth was modest, but his expression was extremely proud: "Where, where. I can't think of this. It was Zhong Xiucai who helped."

"Brother, this is so difficult!" Yun Qingxiu frowned, looking very puzzled.

Xuanyuan Ze's handsome eyes stared, and a word popped out directly: "Stupid!"

"That's wrong, guest officer, it's just an idiom." The boss immediately smiled, and his mouth was so happy from ear to ear.

"I said her, not to solve the riddle." Xuanyuan Ze said unhappily. Amidst the embarrassing laughter of the shop owner, he caught a glimpse of the chuckle on Yun Qing's face, and his mood was not as bad as before.

Immediately she raised her eyebrows and said, "Bai Yu Wu Xia!"

"Oh my God!" the boss wailed, and he didn't want the extremely difficult lantern riddle to be solved by this person again, and his heart began to beat immediately.Staring at Xuanyuanze carefully, he guessed: Could this person be one of the four great talents in the city?

"Brother is so amazing." Yun Qing praised with a smile, knowing that these little lantern riddles would not trouble the king of his country, his heart is still slightly touched by his talent.

If the person in front of her didn't have a straight face all day long, she would be comparable to the person in her heart in terms of talent and learning.

It's just that she didn't have the chance to watch lanterns and guess riddles with Feng, and she was afraid that she would never have the chance to see him again.

An inch of lovesickness in the corridor,

The moon falls into a lonely place.

The backlight and the moon are overcast,
It has been several years of traces of several years of heart.

"Why are you in a daze?" Yun Qing, who was slightly distracted, was suddenly grabbed by Xuanyuan Ze's wrist, and left the shop directly, regardless of the people behind him clamoring for him to untie a few more lamps.

"Well, why didn't you guess?" Yun Qing was slightly surprised, looking at Xuanyuan Ze who seemed displeased, wondering why he was angry again.

"There is no eye-catching lamp here, so I don't want to guess." Xuanyuan Ze didn't want to say that he was angry with her.

For a moment just now, he was actually proud of the admiration in her eyes.But soon, he found that her eyes were extremely distracted, blurred and confused, without any focus at all, as if she saw another person through him.

Heart, suddenly became bad.

He clasped her wrist tightly, deliberately making her frown in pain, and Hao didn't let go.

"Emperor...Brother." Finally unable to bear his deliberate torment, Yun Qing tried to pull his hands away, and changed the subject: "I think the lamps in that house seem pretty beautiful, why don't we go to that house to have a look?"

How could Xuanyuan Ze allow her to break free, still with a sullen face, he only held her tightly, not letting her go; he leaned over and whispered evilly, Yun Qing was startled, and when he looked up, he saw his indifferent handsome face Sticking it nearby: "The empress seems to have forgotten our mission for today's trip, how can I just let me guess riddles all the way?"

Afterwards, he dragged Yun Qing to a very gorgeous and elegantly decorated lamp shop.

At this time, the shop had already surrounded a group of people on the inner and outer third floors, and it seemed that a very intense guessing game was going on, and there was a burst of laughter from the crowd from time to time.

Pulled by Xuanyuan Ze and squeezed to the front row, Yun Qing saw that the lanterns in this house were really exquisite and unique. At this time, a group of people were racking their brains for the same lantern riddle, and the atmosphere was tense and enthusiastic.

Yun Qing and Xuanyuan Ze looked up, only to see a piece of paper pasted on the lamp, which read: The land of small bullets.Requirement: Type a word!
"How is it, can this old man guess the answer to the riddle?" The lamp shop clerk laughed and asked a man in Tsing Yi in front of him. Obviously the man had been guessing for some time, and he couldn't help showing a bit of embarrassment on his face.

"Let your boss reveal the answer, I don't bother to guess anymore! As long as I find out, I am willing to buy another twenty lanterns from you." The man's voice became rough, obviously a little annoyed.

It is estimated that he spent a lot of time on the lantern riddles here. At this time, the expression on his pensive expression was gone, but his expression of embarrassment added a bit.

The clerk smiled and apologized for being careful, but he showed no fear, and shook his head and said, "I'm sorry sir, although the shop is simple, but the boss said: unless someone really guesses it, even if a lamp can't be sold today, it can't be sold." Unravel the mystery!"

"Fuck it!" the man muttered, his attitude was already dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to make too much trouble.

Obviously, the owner of this lamp shop is not something he can afford to offend.

He turned his head to look at the crowds all around, and asked loudly: "Who among you can guess it? I announce that if anyone can guess it, I will give you ten taels of silver."

The crowd sighed for a while, although there was money to be earned, they only had money to sigh.

Xuanyuanze smiled coldly, and suddenly bowed his head to Yun Qing's ear, and whispered: "It's time for the empress to act, don't tell me that you are ignorant, I don't listen to this kind of thing. If the empress does not listen to such simple lantern riddles If you can't even guess it, then I think it's time for my empress to change!"

After finishing speaking, he ignored Yun Qing's slightly surprised eyes, raised the corners of his lips, and said loudly: "Everyone, my sister said that she would like to give it a try."

Whoa!
All eyes were on Xuanyuan Ze, and with just one glance, many people secretly exclaimed: What a handsome man!Really imposing, chic and suave.

Looking at the younger sister he was referring to, everyone's eyes lit up and they were amazed: What a beautiful woman!She is clearly dressed in plain clothes and light makeup, but she exudes a dazzling brilliance, easily catching everyone's attention like a peony.

(End of this chapter)